The  word  Renaissance  means  “rebirth”.  Think  about  a  7me  in  your  life  when  you  experienced  a  BIG  change.    For  example…going  to  a  new  school,  moving  to  new  place,  etc.  Write  a  few  sentences  about  this  “change”  or  experience.  

Challenge  Ques,on:  Why  did  the  Renaissance  occur?    

I  can  evaluate  the  emergence  of  the  Renaissance  by  crea,ng  a  mind  map.      •  SPI  7.43  Trace  the  emergence  of  the  Renaissance,  including  influence  from  Moorish  (or  Muslim)  scholars  in  Spain.  

•  When  was  the  Middle  Ages?  •  What  were  some  of  the  main  events  of  the  Middle  Ages?  

•  Who  were  some  important  people  during  the  Middle  Ages?  

•  Why  did  the  Middle  Ages  end?    

1.  The  Middle  Ages  was  a  very  harsh  and  dark  7me.  This  is  why  many  refer  to  it  as  the  Dark  Ages.    •  Do  you  think  the  Renaissance  was  a  reac7on  to  the  Middle  Ages?  Why  or  why  not?  Are  we  in  a  ‘dark  age’  or  a  renaissance  today?  Explain  your  answer.  

2.  The  renaissance  means  rebirth.    •  Can  you  think  of  any  other  7me  there  has  been  a  ‘rebirth’  in  history.  Explain  your  answer.    

•  The  European  Renaissance  began  in  Northern  Italy  in  the  14th  century.  The  Tuscan  city  of  Florence  is  considered  the  birthplace  of  the  Renaissance.  Gradually,  the  movement  spread  from  Italy  to  other  parts  of  Europe.  

•  The  Renaissance  is  generally  considered  to  have  started  in  Florence,  Italy  around  the  years  1350  to  1400.    

•  The  start  of  the  Renaissance  also  was  the  end  of  the  Middle  Ages.  

•  One  of  the  big  changes  in  the  Renaissance  was  in  the  way  people  thought  about  things.  In  the  Middle  Ages  people  thought  that  life  was  supposed  to  be  hard.  They  grew  up  thinking  life  was  nothing  but  hard  work  and  war.    

•  However,  around  the  1300s,  the  people  in  Florence,  Italy  began  to  think  differently  about  life.  They  studied  the  wri7ngs  and  works  of  the  Greeks  and  the  Romans  and  realized  that  earlier  civiliza7ons  had  lived  differently.    

•  This  new  way  of  thinking  was  called  Humanism.  Now  people  thought  that  life  could  be  enjoyable  and  they  could  have  comforts.  They  started  to  think  that  people  should  be  educated  and  that  things  like  art,  music,  and  science  could  make  life  be`er  for  everyone.  This  was  a  real  change  in  the  way  people  thought.      

•  The  Moors  were  Muslims  who  occupied  Spain  during  the  Middle  to  the  end  of  the  Middle  Ages.  

•  The  moors  had  a  huge  impact  on  Europe  as  well.  Paper,  science  techniques,  progress  in  astronomy,  chemistry,  physics,  mathema7cs,  &  geography.  

•  Chris7ans  would  eventually  take  back  Spain  in  efforts  that  were  called  the  Reconquista.  How  do  you  think  Spain/Europe  would  be  different    

today  without  the  contribu,ons  of  the  Muslim  Moors?  

You  will  discover  the  emergence  of  arts  and  literature  that  began  during  the  Renaissance  by  comple,ng  a  mind  map.  Your  topics  that  you  will  explore/brainstorm  as  you  read  will  be  the  following:      •  Sources  of  Inspira,on      •  Two  Masters  •  Italian  Writers          •  Italian  Art  and  Ar,st  

1.  Why  and  how  did  the  Renaissance  emerge?  2.  Describe  something  you  learned  about  the  arts/literature  from  the  Renaissance.